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http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/headlines/4828567.Gentleman_George_tackles_armed_robbers/
WHEN 82-year-old George Dearlove popped into the bookies on his way home from the pub, the last thing he expected was to be caught up in an armed robbery.
But the two machete-wielding masked men who burst into Coral in Wallingford may have had a bigger scare when the retired railway-worker hurled two metal stools across the room to try to stop their getaway.
The pensioner had placed a bet at 8.50pm on Wednesday when the men, who were disguised with Halloween masks, ran into the Market Place bookmaker and demanded staff opened the safe and hand over takings.
One was waving a machete while the other held a red and white plastic bag for their loot.
Mr Dearlove said:
WHEN 82-year-old George Dearlove popped into the bookies on his way home from the pub, the last thing he expected was to be caught up in an armed robbery.
But the two machete-wielding masked men who burst into Coral in Wallingford may have had a bigger scare when the retired railway-worker hurled two metal stools across the room to try to stop their getaway.
The pensioner had placed a bet at 8.50pm on Wednesday when the men, who were disguised with Halloween masks, ran into the Market Place bookmaker and demanded staff opened the safe and hand over takings.
One was waving a machete while the other held a red and white plastic bag for their loot.
Mr Dearlove said:
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I wonder how many people would have been praising him if he'd been injured or worse? Pretty stupid to put your safety in danger to try and save the company a few quid in cash, which they'd be insured for anyway.
Had he hurt one of them with the stool, no doubt he'd have been sued in today's Britain.
Would he have got a posthumous MBE if he'd had his face sliced off?
" and we are very grateful.....". How grateful ? Have they given him anything ? Some free bets maybe ?
Very grateful that they only got away with a grand. Premium won't be going up too much.
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